preemie

“This is the first time we know about the survival of a baby born in the 22nd week and with such a medical success”; The parents encourage others

In the early 1900's doctors in America did not care for premature infants. They believed that premature babies were genetically inferior "weaklings" whose fate was a matter for God. Babies born prematurely in America at that time were not treated, the vast majority of whom were destined to die.